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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #769 |
| Life Corps Academies |
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| Requester: |
Harold Arant |
Organization: |
Vision Quest |
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| Project Title: |
Life Corps Academies |
Date Submitted |
1/9/2004 10:41:52 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Cowin |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Provides prototype foster care services that are specifically geared toward preparing difficult adolescents and older children for successful independent living arrangements. |
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| Recipient: |
Vision Quest |
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Contact: |
Harold Arant |
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42660 Highway 441 North |
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Contact Phone: |
(863) 763-6019 |
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Okeechobee 34972 |
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Contact email: |
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| Counties: |
{Statewide} |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Services will include statewide implementation of 2 alternative therapeutic school/vocational programs for older foster care children or adolescents with behavioraland /or emotional problms. The 2 sites will partner with Florida based human services providers and community based care networks to ensure services are provided in concert with local resources for program match. Plans are to implement an academy in Woodville in partnership with DISC Village, Inc. in northern Florida and an academy in Rivendell in partnership with Human Services Association(HSA) located in central Florida. Each VisionQuest Life Corps Academy will provide 16 beds for a specialized vocational academy type environment. Partnerships with DISC Village and HSA will facilitate options for developing job skills in several areas , which include; construction,culinary arts,landscaping,automotive repair and computer operations. |
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Reduced distributive behaviors, increased academic and vocational gains and increased successful graduation to independent living programs resulting in facilitated lifetime employment opportunities. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$876,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,095,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$100,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$119,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$876,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Research and local area focus groups findings |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Tallahassee City Commission |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
01/04/2004 |
